Words Coined Backwards
A closer look at the word “ventilated”.
January 2010
Ancient Greece: Mycenae
An excerpt from Paul Cartledge’s Ancient Greece.
Friday procrastination: link love – Jack Kerouac, crayons, and see-through goldfish
What Rebecca has been reading.
Editing and Framing in Robert Bresson’s Films
An excerpt from Robert Bresson: A Passion for Film.
Bulb – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “bulb”.
Meeting Muriel Spark
Martin Stannard, author of the ODNB’s new entry on Muriel Spark, and of Muriel Spark: The Biography (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009), writes about how he first met Spark.
Insanity: An Excerpt
An excerpt from Insanity: Murder, Madness, and the Law.
English Etymology and a Happy New Year
Anatoly Liberman’s weekly post.
Institutional Investors and Corporate Governance Reform
Professor Chris Mallin on institutional investors and corporate governance reform.
Wealth As Fulfillment?
Can wealth make us happy?
Hatha Yoga
An excerpt from Yoga Body by Mark Singleton.
The Lesson of the 2009 Holiday Shopping Season:
Tax Internet Sales
Edward Zelinsky looks at taxes on online sales.
Sex Appeal:
The First Principle is “Do No Harm”
An excerpt from Sex Appeal.